https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:57:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-558222 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:58:22 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 558222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: feel better :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-558194 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:25:22 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 558194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: yeah, I have a head cold :p I'm blaming it on that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-558116 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:45:29 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 558116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: I guess my point was wondering whether all kids had some fun, simply "understandings" of how the whole god thing works :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-558096 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:15:44 +0000 twodoghouse 558096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is making me laugh out loud! I've had to read my husband some of these! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-558095 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:15:18 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 558095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Train: awesome. </p> <p>Yes she talks about God, but it's because we're teaching her about our faith and take her to Sunday School. It would be weird if she didn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-558024 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:29:05 +0000 HLK208 558024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He does...he started talking about Jesus at 2.5 now at 3.5 he says that God is the biggest super hero, ever. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557963 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:33:04 +0000 jedeve 557963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Peter God! That's hilarious!</p> <p>DH is godfather to his niece. The daughter of the godmother was at the age of learning th difference between God the Father and the priest Father, so "godfather" really threw her off. She developed a crush and made her parents pray for the godfather every night. She also asked if the godfather sleeps in the church! It was hilarious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557470 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:32:09 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 557470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ninja: good one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557457 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:56:32 +0000 ninja 557457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Love it! When I was little I thought it was Thanks speedy God! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557314 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:13:49 +0000 mrsjazz 557314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Train: I just laughed so hard I cried at your story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557300 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:59:23 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 557300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsDragon: Oh my gosh! Hilarious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557298 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:58:10 +0000 mrsmacandcheese 557298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Your God is Peter thing made me laugh -- when I was a kid learning how to sing O Canada I asked my parents who Gloria was and why she was 'sending free'... 'glorious and free', hah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557145 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:03:40 +0000 Mrs. Train 557145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my twins was in church and when the pastor asked who comes at Christmas, he yelled jack skellinton!!! Oh my god, mortified mommy moment. None of my kids have seen The nightmare before Christmas. The have only seen the character at disney. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-557125 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:54:20 +0000 purrpletulips 557125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 2 1/2 and we spent a lot of time reading the nativity story at Christmas time, so she talks about "baby Jesus" every now and then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556560 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:23:48 +0000 mamimami 556560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Train: I have a cousin whose kids asked something similar at Easter - "Does he have to die every year??"</p> <p>In the car recently, my son pointed and told me he was seeing Jesus. Definitely perked my ears up LOL. It turns out he was pointing to an illuminated pizza restaurant sign with one of those stereotypical Italian pizza chefs on it. So odd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556472 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:56:29 +0000 lemondrop 556472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: lol, yeah I was debating making a crack about that!</p> <p>@Mrs. Train: that is hilarious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556272 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:57:26 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 556272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Train: Oh boy! The connection with the Easter baskets made me smile though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556264 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:55:10 +0000 Mrs. Train 556264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have had a lot of discussions. Unfortunately my family has lost several people in the last year so we have had discussions about death and going to heaven. At Christmas we talked about why we celebrate Christmas. My oldest and I had this odd conversation.<br /> Me: we are celebrating the day Jesus was born. It's like a big birthday party.<br /> James: Christmas the baby Jesus is born, then we kill the baby."<br /> Me: what?<br /> James: Christmas is when baby Jesus is born and santa brings presents. then we kill baby Jesus later<br /> Me: are you talking about Easter when we talk about Jesus' death<br /> James: yeah, the bad guys kill baby Jesus so the Easter bunny brings baskets to make people feel better.</p> <p>Oops I guess we will have to work on the holidays a little bit. I think he has this vision of a baby being killed. I guess it might be a bit confusing since we celebrate his birth and then a few months later his death. But I don't know where he got the idea that the Easter bunny brings baskets to make people feel better. He got that all on his own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556257 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:52:31 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 556257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Awesome! I'm looking forward to that :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556236 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:48:14 +0000 MamaMoose 556236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: when my best friend's daughter was 4 she said to my friend "mama, I'm pretty sure I'm going to run the world one day. But don't worry, Jesus will help me out". Um whaaaaat? My friend had no idea how to respond to that statement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556212 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:38:07 +0000 Honeybee 556212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: lol! That is so cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-556126 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:04:35 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 556126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@808love: wow! She's really young for that :)<br /> @lemondrop: How funny! I think lots of people still think Reagan is god ;)</p> <p>And you made me recall that when I was little I asked my mom how we knew god's name was Peter. She asked why I thought that and I very confidently said, " we always say thanks Peter god in church". All the Catholics will know what we were actually saying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-555933 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:31:24 +0000 808love 555933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tonight E was giving some super sweet loving, cheering me up when I was grouchy about something. So I told her, "You are a blessing!" She said, God's blessing. I said, Yes, God's blessing! </p> <p>Nice taste, Lala! Chocolate=heavenly! Mmmmmm. That's E's #1 treat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-555910 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:07:01 +0000 lemondrop 555910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lala is really amazing!</p> <p>Mine is too young still, but I clearly remember as a small child picturing Ronald Regan as god. I didn't understand there was a difference between the president and god. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-555909 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:04:27 +0000 Honeybee 555909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I tell ya, somtimes her verbal skills absolutely astound me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-555615 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:35:44 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 555615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeybee: I think Lala associates mass with Santa since last time we went was Christmas.</p> <p>I also think it's funny that she associated the word god and dog and thought that they must be related. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-555584 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:25:45 +0000 Honeybee 555584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What any interesting conversation! Lala is so inventive! DD has never mentioned anything about god/jesus/religion which is kind of suprising considering we go to church most Sundays. I was actually planning on looking at the library tomorrow for some books on Lent since we'll be celebrating Ash Wednesday next week. I'll let you know what happens! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-toddler-talk-about-god#post-555556 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:18:17 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 555556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't really said much about god to Lala, but clearly there are representations of him/her/it in some of the books we read, so she has some minimal exposure.</p> <p>Tonight she said that god is like one of her soft animals that she sleeps with in bed, all warm and safe and cozy... and that god eats "god food" just like the dog eats "dog food". Then she said, "No, no, it's actually like ghost food." I asked what ghost food was like and she asked for a chocolate treat...</p> <p>Which I think is about as good of an answer as any on the question of god.</p> <p>Does your toddler mention or show any understanding of god? </p>